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September 4, 1940

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By Lewis Wood Special To the New York Times

Atty Gen Jackson approves trade but disapproves mosquito fleet transfer

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By Brydon Taves

Observer on Brit destroyer on convoy duty describes attacks by and sinkings of U-boats

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By Frank L. Kluckhohn Special To the New York Times

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By Unknown Author

action method scored by W L Willkie

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By Charles Hurd Special To the New York Times

Roosevelt silent on Greenland as site

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1940George William de Carteret, French-English journalist and author (born 1869)^[†]

George William de Carteret,, was a Norman language journalist and writer from Jersey.